Photo by Nina Hagen Like many holidays in the calendar year, Mother’s Day can be over-commercialized. But does it really hurt to get a little reminder to celebrate one of the most important bonds in life? Blood related or otherwise, mothers can make such a difference...

Image by Artlu-fotolia It’s time to paint the town red with the 23rd annual Art-A-Whirl. Scratch that. It’s time to paint the town every color found inside Crayola’s 64-count crayon box. You know, the box that every kid in class with the standard 24-count box (me) was...

Courtesy of the American Swedish Institute In the front room of the American Swedish Institute, we meet the moss people. Independent, war-tough, always watching. As Finnish artist Kim Simonsson says, they are children growing up in a world without adults, forging...

Courtesy Minnesota Vixen Madison Schmatz is definitely someone you’d call a lifelong athlete and sports fan. Soccer may have been her main sport growing up, but she also sprinkled in school sports like volleyball and track and field. Now, though, you can find her in a...

“Supa Modo,” photo courtesy of the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival Talking about the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) ends up including a huge line of astounding numbers: Two hundred sixty-eight films from 75...

Photo by James Horan for Sydney Living Museums Whether you followed an instruction manual to build a brick masterpiece, crafted your own custom creation or stepped on one—an act so painful I’m guessing it rivals childbirth—LEGOs have made their way into the lives of...